Anyone had trouble buying Engine oil yet?

You guys need to get a couple Landcruisers with the F or 2f motors. 9 quarts each Oil change. My recycling place thinks I'm running a business..

 

Just went to 2 different dealerships today to get some oil, both said they did not have it in stock and had no idea when they would get any in. One told me they haven't had any in 2 months, only one they have available is if you get the oil change done at the service department. I wonder how much they marked it up, I did not wait to ask.

 

Yup. I only drive 8000km's a year, almost always 15km or more trips to avoid acids in the oil. The drained oil looks amber after a year in the engine. Oils and engines sure have come a long way. The sure isn't the situation with my otherwise perfect (apart from worn valve stem guides) 1991 Tercel, which pretty much changes its own oil, as I have to add a liter ever 1200 km's. Toyota engines from the late 80's /early 90's were...largely forgettable.

 

Where has all the lubrication gone?
Long time passing.
Where has all the crude oil gone?
Long time ago.

 

Walmart? Having stuff in stock?? WHAAAAT?? Lol

 

I couldn't find chainsaw bar oil yesterday at HD. They had engine oil for OPE but the HD person said right off the bat they "just weren't getting bar oil in". She didn't say "it should be on aisle..." or anything like that, so she sounded like she knew for sure they had no bar oil.

I got it at Ace though no prob. So, hit and miss I guess, huh? Maybe depends on what you want and where you want to buy.

 

Walmart i was recently at was packed with everything just as usual. Even at the local grocery supermarkets were pretty full yet yesterday.

 

Wish I could say the same here.. The Walmarts here are ridiculous and ALWAAAAYS out of stuff and give the same excuse as always “We only get a hat they send us.” Ughh. Guess their much better where you’re at and wish I could say the same but it’s not even close here

 

Walmart must be stocking once a month, on a day I can't go. And it's not just oil

 

Walmart near me had only Pennzoil and Castrol, with limited numbers in stock. No Mobil 1 at all, in any weight

 

My local Walmart usually has quite a bit of stuff, but it's hit or miss. Sometimes they might have something and the next week they might be out and some aisles do have significant bare sections. They definitely move a ton of inventory. Also, last week they had at least 6 semi trailers randomly parked in front of the store out in the parking lot. With the few employees they have I imagine they're too short staffed to unload all of them. They had oil. Not as much as usual and I didn't check the viscosity to see what exactly was available. Other automotive items like grease, break fluid, or brake cleaner were in very limited supply. It's probably sitting in one of those semi trailers.

 

Something good to have on Halloween! A chainsaw!! Lol

 

My Costco had M1 and Kirkland 0w20. Lots of it.

 

They were even stocked with gallons of shell 30w heavy duty diesel motor oil. I rarely see that at auto parts stores.

 

I'd gnaw my own arm of before I set foot in a Walmart store.

 

I saw this thread a few days ago and decided if I found the right oil I would buy it and so I was at Costco in Plainfield today and they had everything almost fully stocked. I snagged 12qts of Mobil 1 full synthetic. They also had their house brand in the same varieties as Mobil and they even had diesel oil. Just need to get some filters and I'm good for a few months. I have a buddy who works at a local auto parts store and he said some of the different types have been a real challenge getting in.

 

Yeah there are two of them in my town both about 5miles or less away. I prefer to not go to those. The one about 12 or so miles north is actually much nicer, cleaner and even to other customers and employees aren't rude and ignorant.

 

changed my oil in my TACO last week and the 0W20 was almost gone at my local AAP. maybe need to buy some in the next week or so..